What habits of children are most harmful to their eyes? 7 little things parents must know to protect their eyes!

Eyes are one of the most important organs in the human body. With the popularization of electronic products, eyes are facing more and more "challenges", and perhaps they are facing damage every day.

During the summer vacation, parents may wish to teach their children some eye-use methods, tell them how to establish healthy living habits, and look to the future with bright eyes.

1. These details are hurting your eyes

If you want to have a pair of bright eyes, in addition to avoiding excessive use of your eyes, it is also important to develop good living habits.

Hunan Guangxiu Health Management Center reminds parents: some unhealthy lifestyle habits will "steal" children's eyesight without them noticing. Take a look at the following habits. If they happen to your children, you should really urge them to change them:

Turn off the lights and play with your phone at night;

Reading a book while lying down or looking at a mobile phone on public transportation, using the eyes at close range for a long time;

Frequent rubbing of eyes;

Misuse of eye drops or eye wash solutions;

Not wearing goggles when swimming;

Often wear low-quality sunglasses.

2. Cultivate these good habits of eye protection

1. Maintain adequate outdoor exercise: It can help relieve eye fatigue and prevent myopia. Hunan Guangxiu Health Management Center recommends that children should maintain more than 2 hours of outdoor activities every day during the summer vacation.

2. Control the time of using eyes: Using eyes for too long will directly lead to eye fatigue and increase the chance of myopia. It is recommended that children take a break every 20-30 minutes when studying or reading, and look at the distance and green vegetation appropriately.

3. Maintain a correct sitting posture: When reading or writing, adhere to the principle of “one fist, one foot, and one inch”: one fist is the distance between the chest and the desk, one foot is the distance between the eyes and the book (30-35cm), and one inch is the distance between the finger and the tip of the pen (3.33cm).

4. Adjust the diet structure and eat a balanced diet: Children should eat more foods rich in vitamin A and vitamin C, such as carrots, spinach, citrus, strawberries and other fruits and vegetables; eat less foods with high sugar content, which can easily lead to myopia and eye fatigue.

5. Get enough sleep: When people are asleep, the blood circulation in the eyes slows down, and the originally tense eye nerves and eye adjustment muscles gradually relax, which helps to relieve eye fatigue and improve the health of the eyes. Hunan Guangxiu Health Management Center recommends that adults maintain 7-8 hours of sleep per night, and primary and secondary school students should reach 9-10 hours.

6. Avoid excessive use of eyes: When studying or working, pay attention to the combination of work and rest, avoid using your eyes for long periods of time, and do more eye exercises; you can also blink more often to fully mobilize tears and evenly distribute them on the surface of the cornea.

7. Regular vision examination: If your child has eye discomfort or feels that his vision is declining, he should seek medical attention in time. Hunan Guangxiu Health Management Center recommends that you have an eye examination at least once a year to detect problems in time.

Hunan Medical Chat Special Author: Jiang Ting, Health Management Center of Hunan Guangxiu Hospital

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(Edited by YH)